Tag: Tom Cruise
Digger Realism: Is There No Alternative?
In the wake of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s eighth film, Digger, being branded as a total flop in the box office sense (since that’s the only [Read More…]
Mondo Ironico #6: Lady Gaga Soundtracking a “Butch” Movie
In a series called Mondo Ironico, let us discuss how fucking antithetical something in pop culture is. Arriving before Pride Month, Lady Gaga’s single designed [Read More…]
Ageism Is the Safe Bet for “Humor Rebranding” in Top Gun: Maverick
“Oh my god. This thing is so old,” Rooster (Miles Teller) says at one point when he’s given no choice but to board an F-14 [Read More…]
Tom Cruise Being the Self-Imposed Hero of the Film Industry Was Probably Written in the Stars
While Tom Cruise has come to be increasingly less respected over the past couple decades as both actor and human being, no one had ever [Read More…]
The Preferability of Mortality: Interview With the Vampire
In a classic case of what’s known as choosing from shit sandwich or shit cereal, wealthy plantation owner Louis (Brad Pitt, at his 1994 peak) [Read More…]
The Arrangement Signals the Return of Nighttime Trash TV
With ABC and NBC focusing of late (like maybe the past twentyish years) on the notion of “quality” TV (you know Jane the Virgin, The [Read More…]
Tom & Nicole Syndrome: Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner Get Divorced
There is something about the celebrity law of nature that rules no A-list power couple can stay married for more than ten years. The precedent, [Read More…]
The Distinct Callousness of Nicole Kidman
There is possibly no other woman in the history of the film business who has so carefully cultivated her aura of callousness and impenetrability. Nicole [Read More…]
